Candy-slab divider



June 24, 1930. H. J. MELVILLE ET AL 5,

' CANDY SLAB DIVIDER Filed MaICh 31, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Ex) Q'TLZ-Q' n J M ally/111k, on

June 24, 1930. H. J. MELVILLE ET AL 1,765,990

CANDY SLAB DIVIDER Filed March 31, 1927 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 June. 24, 1930. H. J. MELVILLE ET AL 1,765,990

CANDY SLAB DIVIDER Filed March 31, 192"! 3 She'ets Sheat 3 Jizrb @771 Ma {lull/l (a b it'd/"add, l5. ate/14 6072,

Patented June 24; 1930 nsnrnnrr MELvILLnANn HAR D nzArcrrison, orenioaso, ILLIQTQIQIjSSIGi TOIQS r 'crrroneo; ILLINOIS, a coiaronAr on' ,or'

1 are THE cUR'rIss canny "COMPANY? to ILLINOIS I I CANDY-S AB 'DIYHJEB Applic ation filed March 31, -1927. 'SeriaLNo. 179,839.

This invention relates tocandy machines and more particularly to machines for dividing bars into segments, although it maybe employed with equal advantage for other a It contemplates more especially the pro.-

vision of means for dividingslabs of candy into bars of predetermined size ithout the subjection tl ereof to cutters or other undesirable expedients.- p i l 1 Known slab d'vidersresort to cutters and similar expedientswhich are not altogether satisfactory in that such devices require intermittent movement of theslabs to permit actuation of the cutters at predetermined intervals of rest. lhis-nece ssarily involves a complexstructure which is not conducive to the bestresults, 1

It Further, productionisi retarded consider ably due to the necessityof providing inter.-

emittent motion in'operating machines 1 of such-character, As a consequence thereof, it I is highly desirable to; provide a machine which is'continuously operable to segregate slabs into componentsegments of uniform size Without efl'ecting the continuity of, op re en r r qu in n m reu rep e ee of .cntters and similar mechanism employed in l eu ther e' v .ne. object of t e r e f l ye t e s" t simplify theconstruction: and improve the J eptioned.

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1 .Stiflz enet era ie i th p o i o s mp means ier :b eak g lab int s m n s, whic d no r qu r i qu rlaeeme i s-J. a 1 a f A further object is to. provide means for mevingi labseleng a p edet rm ned Pa zeenj unetie I nithieme n e e s eu ting th pa h rte eff ct a su cess v d v sio efth s1 a s i te eg nt a e A st lqfiun er ieb' ee i te P ov d r ee-ee for effecting an instantaneous chang il -ed re ti na fanevemen 'o arti le to refieet h Ifier ,een i uonsly efiecting; the v si n. o

g egat on the eefj nto warm gment 1 1 th i t e da van age Wil app ar from e ollowing de ipt en f an, H- ;l rat d; mb d men o the pre t I inv ntion. I

In the ,dra vvings V gu he a plan vi w ofia ma hin ema bedy ng featur s ef t presen inve ti Fig re .2 i a se tional view in el a ion taken substantially. along line III-+11 of Figure 1; ,a, V g

F igure 3 is a sectional View takensubstang tially along line III-l-III ,ozf 'Figurefl2;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substantially along line ,IVTIV of Figure =Fig ire-5 is a fragmentary. side view in elevation of the adjustable rollersupport: I v

ing means shown in-Figure 2 ;-and

" Figure his a perspective-view of aslab capable of: divisionwith amachine of, the type disclosed herein. a I I. The strncturep selected,-for illustration comprises a frame 10 consisting, in this in stance, of aplurality of parallel, spaced channel bars 11 superposed abovef similarly disposed channel bars 12,theybeing=fixed in any suitablemannerto vertically-dis posed standards; 13 which maintain the channelba'rs l1 ,and 12in the desired relaitionp t, A pair of rollers. 14 and 15 are journalled zon'thefframe 12- in spaced parallel relation to carry a conveyor, in this instance an guides 18 depending from spacedybars 19 disposed transversely thereof and formed i gra th r wi .to defi Lin-thi inst e,

twolanes oftr'avel. The bars 19 are'fixed a e e f enting up igh s se m i a y su tab manne to t ehe bar l( .ig-

ure 3) to suitably support the guides 18 in thedesired position to] define distinct lanes 2 of travel for the slabs carried therebetween;

Another conveyor 21 is carried by a pair ofz-rollers 22 and 23, the latter being disposed vertically above'thejroller 1'5 with the roller-'22positionedto' the left thereof to 1 define a horizontally disposed conveyor face 24: Th as tso on s th t re ie f; the conveyor lG to the right of the terminal end of the guides 18 so that the slabs which are directed etherebetween will 1 impinge against the ;belt 21 to effect the entry of the slabs between the conveyors 16 and 21, the

latter having the face v 24thereof co-acting withthe conveyor 16 to embrace the surfaces of the slabs 17.' i It jwill thus be apparent thatthe slabs .17; are 'frictionally' geared between the conveyors 21'and 16 which are possessed-of the same linear velocity.

fMeans are provided e0 effect thedivision of-theslalos which-are preferablyscored atx uniform intervals as designatedby numeral 25, to weaken theslab in the vicinity of the to efiect'the separation of the slabs 17 into score so that; stresseswill "be set up therein segments Qresponsive' to an instantaneous change? in directional movementthereof.

-The divlding means, inthis nstance, comprises a roller- 26 disposed, in the path of the articles, in this instance the slabs 17, to

obstruct the natural movement thereof, thereby necessitating substantially-an nstantaneous change in the direction of its movement; The slabs 17 impinge against the roller 26 which preferably turns in-a clockwise direction to direct the slabs rup-' ward intermediate the rollars '23 and 26 5 which travel in opposite directions and act- .ually; embrace the confronting adjacent surfaces jof lthejarticles which are carried there- 'betweenjas aresult'offrictional contact with v defined: by the scores 25. v

To-enable the'segments to behdischarged.

at anyselective position,:'a conveyor 27 is carried by Vthe'rOller "QG andanother roller 28'sp'aced, :therefrom rso :asto: carry the seglinents thereon to a 3 suitable; spout 29 dis-' 'posed adj acent'therewith to'direct the discharge of the'segm'ents to-a suitable con- -tainer 30.- The container 30. is supported iriithe: desired position'bymeans of a brack- -et31 fixedto a-standard 13 of the frame 10 by means ;of Y the fasteners 32 of, standard construction; 1

e 3 :Itis desirable to provide means t accomin'oclate slabsof different i thicknesses to effeet the division thereof'in-a mannerd V Iscribed;-l1erein. Accordingly the" rollers '15,

ableso that the distances therebetween'may be selectively varied by providing the ex-' Vtremities' of the shafts 83 of the rollers 23 and 26 with suitable brackets 34 having vertical, internally threadedbores (Figure 5). The'bores 34 'threadedly receive externallythreaded studs 36 which are ro-' 'tatably-journalled betweenthe superposed channel b ars;11"and12 on either side of the frame 10, they being journalled gin: suitable bearings 37 provided in the channel bars.

The upper extremities 38 of the threaded studs 36 are-of polygonal configuration so that awrenchsor' other suitabledevice may be suitably attached thereto, to selectively rotate the stud shafts 36 inan endeavor to V raise orlower the rollers 23 or 26, orboth, with respect to each other or the roller 15." P

' "The tensionof'the conveyor belts 16,21, and 27 should be properly tensionedabout their respective rollers, they being selectivelyadjustable forthis purpose in that the rollers 14', '22, and'28 arefmovable in a hor- .izo'ntal or other suitable directio'nf The rollers 14, 22, and 28 are carried by-shafts 39 rotatably 'mounted in journal boxes 40 which are movably mounted in horizontally disposed guides 41'which terminate in can upstandinglug 42. A threaded stud 43 0f e standard; construction has the extremity thereof rotatably mounted; in 1 each of ;the journal boxes 40} with" the threaded shank thereof projecting through a suitable corre i I 'spo'ndmgly threaded-- aperture in the up-' standing lug .42.; Movement is'imparted'to in the "desired direction whereupon a nut 44 threaded onthe shank of each of the studs '43 'can'be turned to a suitable'position to cooperate with the upstanding lug 44 to maintain the journal boxes 40 in their desired position, thereby enabling, individual tension-control of the belts carried therearound. s Movement is imparted to the variousconveyors' by meshing a chain 45 with sprocket wheels46iprovided on -'each of the rollers 14, '22, and 28, which have jidlers su'ch as the sprockets Hand '48 interposed therebetween the chain 45 owing to a spring52 interposed between the arm 49 and aistandard 13 of the frame 10, this arrangement offering; a suitable manner of maintaining the'desired tension in the driving chain-45 which is 53{- by virtue of the sprocket 54 fixed to a shaft- 55 carrying the 23, and '26 are preferably rendered adjust-2 geared V to a 1 pulley Movement is imparted to the pulley :051 the ournal boxes 40 by turningth'e studs 43 f 'ficing any of the advantages a belt 56 in' frictional contact with the pe riphery thereof, the belt 56 being driven by any suitable power source such as an electric motor 57 having a pulley 58 .fixed to the armature thereof to frictionally engage the fined in'the appended claims.

We claim; e 1. In cornbination, means for moving an article along a predetermined path and comprising paired carriers traveling in unison and other carrier means cooperating with" said paired carriers for effecting a change in directional movement of said article whereby'divisio-n of such article is effected.

2. The combination with an endlessbelt of a second belt disposed thereover, the two providing a path of slightly greater width than an article to travel therealong, and

' in movement bei another belt disposed in proximity of the discharge end of said path to forcibly alter the direction of movement of articles travelling. in said path, said forcible alteration ng effective to divide said article into segments.

3. The'co'mbination with means for conveying an article alonga predetermined path and comprising parallel belts both of which engage said'article, of another belt means obstructing said path and cooperating with one of said parallel belts to convey said article along another path whereby such article is divided sponding thereto.

into sections corresaid discharging means for" receiving said sections.

6. The combination with a belt conveyor, 7 of another belt disposed in confronting re lation with, said first named conveyor to provide a narrow passage fora slab like article, a conveyor 'OllSPOSGCl in a position to obstruct the path of an article carriedinten.

mediate said other belts and cooperating with one of'said other belts to provide a I second narrow passage at an angle to said first referred passage,and means for driving said belts in a direction to effect tlierecepe tionof articles on said obstructing conveyor,

7; The combination with means for carrying slab-like articles thereon and along a e predetermined path, driven means confronting a portion of said carrying-means, the two means being adapted to embrace such articles, other means disposed inthe path of said articles in spaced-relation to the discharge end of said carrying and confronting means and providing article gripping means to effect a directional change in the movement of such articles for the pur pose of breaking from sucharticles sections thereof. Y i

'8. In a device of the character described, a belt, another belt confronting said first named belt in spaced relation. thereto;

, 5 to hold articles therebetween, anotherlbelt 9 tween the first two referredto vbelts to grip a portion of such article to change the directional movement thereof to effect a division of said article into sections, said, last named belt being effectiveto discharge said segments at a predetermined position. 7

' 'HERBERT J. MELVILLE.

HAROLD E. ATCHISON.

4. The combination with an endless belt v of a second belt disposed thereabove in parallelism therewith, the two belts providing a path for a slab-like article, ianother belt disposed in proximity of the discharge end of said first mentioned endless beltsto forcibly alter the direction of sections of articles carried on said {first referred. to

parallel belts, said forcible direction altera tion being effective to divide said article into sections, and means] for discharging said segments; 7 i h i s 5; The combination with an endless belt of a second belt disposed in parallelism thereover, another belt disposed inproximity of the discharge end-of said first mentioned endless belts to forcibly alter, the path of articles'carriedfbetween said first referred to belts, said forcible path alteration being effective to divide said article into sections, means fordisoharging said sections, and means disposed in the path of disposed in'the path of-an article'held bei V i 

